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Teacher Education Office

Message from the Director:

What an honor it is to serve in my position in the Office of Teacher Education and
work with such outstanding teacher education faculty and staff! We are blessed with
hard-working students who continue to strive to meet our requirements for becoming
certified teachers. Our faculty work hard to mentor these students and to guide them
along the way as they navigate the system for entering gates designed to make sure
that all of our program completers demonstrate the necessary qualifications for entering
the teaching field as certified teachers following graduation and meeting state-mandated
certification requirements. In the teacher education programs at Lock Haven University,
we believe that students come first and our faculty and staff make themselves available
to help students reach their potential as future teachers. For information helpful
for current students, please use our teacher education office websiteto search for information, forms, documents, requirements, handbooks, and more. For
annual performance assessment results, go to our assessment section webpage section.
Please feel free to contact our office if you have any questions or need additional
assistance. You may contact us at kblesh1@lhup.edu,TeacherEd@lhup.edu, or call us at 570-484-3013.

Brett Everhart, Director

Teacher Education Office

A vision statement created by LHU faculty states, "From this College shall go forth compassionate, productive, ethical lifelong learners
who contribute interdependently to a global society."

Since many of our students are preparing to enter the teaching profession, LHU has
developed a quality program of teacher education.

Hours: Teacher Education Office

Monday & Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Tuesday & Thursday: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Closed daily: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Friday: by appointment

The University has adopted a model for teacher education that has the teacher as a
reflective decision-maker at its core and sees the teacher functioning in a changing
society. Each program in the unit reflects a systematic design based on established
research, essential knowledge, and sound professional practice. Each instructional
certification program requires professional studies in methodology. Professional
education courses provide students with varied and rich clinical experiences, including
work with international, culturally diverse and exceptional populations. Not only
is this model aligned with the unit’s Conceptual Frameworkbut its implementation is evident through a review of annual assessment reporting
of LHU teacher education programs’ student learning. LHU continues to require its
program completers to reach high standards expected of beginning teachers and the
success of our graduates in securing teaching employment reflects the high standard
of teacher preparation at Lock Haven University.

The Council for Educator Preparation (CAEP), formerly NCATE, is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and numerous national organizations
as the accrediting body for universities that prepare teachers and other professional
personnel for work in P-12 schools. CAEP ensures that accredited institutions hold
high standards and produce competent, caring, and highly qualified educators and administrators
who have proven they can support the learning of all students. LHU’s teacher education
programs and unit are nationally accredited by CAEP (formerly NCATE). All academic programs with certification are also nationally
accredited by their respective professional associations. This is a significant accomplishment
because it demonstrates to parents, students, and other constituents that we are committed
to a rigorous compliance and accreditation process based on high standards. As of
Fall 2013, there are only 20 institutions in the state of Pennsylvania nationally
accredited by CAEP / NCATE, LHU being one of them, showing a continued commitment to quality teacher preparation.

Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) provides leadership, guidance, and resources to help P-20 schools meet the educational
needs of all students. PDE also provides support for and oversight of Pennsylvania
Educator Preparation Programs.

The LHU Teacher Education Office monitors and reports on annual assessment of student learning for all of its certification programs meeting compliance requirements for national,
regional and state accreditation. The annual assessments are based upon the NCATE/CAEP
and Specialized Program Assessments (SPA) standards and learning outcomes. Additionally,
faculty make data-driven-decisions each year based on these annual assessment results for program improvement. These
annual assessments of student learning are aligned well with LHU’s Conceptual Framework of the Teacher Education programs and unit.

All of LHU's education programs have complied with all state and federal requirements
and continue to be approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.